Articles from May 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in May 2026
Xbox Mode Preview on Windows 11 Aims to Rival SteamOS with AutoSR and Docking
Microsoft has begun rolling out Xbox Mode in preview for Windows 11 PCs to Xbox Insiders, marking a significant step in its quest to transform the Windows gaming experience into something closer to a...
Windows 11 Ghost Tools: 6 Classic Utilities Still Lurking Under the Surface
Buried within the sleek, translucent surfaces of Windows 11 lie dozens of interface ghosts—utilities that have remained largely untouched since the days of Windows 95, 7, and 8. A recent deep-dive...
Windows 11 2026 update adds native Settings option to remap Copilot key to Menu or Right Ctrl
Microsoft is finally addressing one of the most persistent complaints from PC users who feel that a dedicated Copilot key is a needless intrusion on their keyboard real estate. A Windows 11 update...
Microsoft Patches Windows 11 Notepad RCE via Malicious Markdown Links
Microsoft’s February 2026 Patch Tuesday rollout includes a fix for CVE-2026-20841, a high-severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Windows 11 Notepad. The flaw, discovered by...
Kyndryl Brings IBM Power Workloads to Azure in Tokyo, Osaka
On May 19, 2026, Kyndryl expanded its Cloud Uplift service to Microsoft Azure’s Japan East and Japan West regions, enabling enterprises in Tokyo and Osaka to modernize critical IBM Power, AIX, and...
Burger King Kiosk Firewall Pop-Up Exposes Retail Windows Security Gaps
A Windows Defender Firewall alert hijacked a Burger King order-status display at Sheffield’s Centertainment leisure complex on May 19, 2026, turning a customer-facing kiosk into an unintended...
CVE-2026-31702 F2FS Bug Threatens Windows WSL2 and Azure Linux VMs
A critical Linux kernel vulnerability, CVE-2026-31702, was published on May 1, 2026, exposing Windows environments running Linux workloads to potential privilege escalation and system compromise. The...
CVE-2026-31704: Critical ksmbd ACL Overflow Bites Linux Kernel—Patch Instantly
A nasty integer overflow in the ksmbd kernel SMB server, tracked as CVE-2026-31704, can hand attackers total system compromise via a specially crafted network packet. The bug, disclosed on May 2,...
Linux Kernel CVE-2026-31721 Exposes USB HID Gadget to Local Privilege Escalation — What Windows Users Need to Know
The Linux kernel project has issued a fix for a medium-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-31721, that could allow a local attacker to corrupt kernel memory and potentially escalate...
Windows 11 May 2026 Patch Tuesday KB5089549 Fixes 137 Security Flaws
Microsoft rolled out the May 2026 Patch Tuesday updates on May 12, delivering Windows 11 cumulative update KB5089549 for versions 24H2 and 25H2. The release plugs 137 security holes across the...
Microsoft Teams Recordings Missing? Expired Files Might Be in OneDrive or SharePoint Recycle Bin
Microsoft Teams meeting recordings and transcripts that suddenly vanish may not be permanently lost. Instead, they are often silently moved to the OneDrive or SharePoint recycle bin after their...
HPE Ops Tools Weaponized in Third-Party Breach to Steal Credentials
Microsoft Incident Response revealed on May 12, 2026, that attackers compromised a third-party IT services provider and used the provider's legitimate HPE Operations Manager and HPE Operations Agent...